Used to live about a mile from there.

The Waitrose is on a hill, meaning that the car park is at the lower side, at shop entrance level, while the loading bay is a good 20 feet higher round the back, at first floor level. If the truck reversed off to the right in the loading bay and went back a little bit too far it could well have fallen straight into the car park.

[Edited by Steve V8 - 9/1/2003 8:31:09 PM]

On second thoughts, just looked at the BBC Kent websiteand they say the accident happened on Ash Road, Hartley which is about 1/2 mile away from there. There is a sharp S bend on on a steep downhill that catches out many drivers, and if the lorry overturned here it could very easily crush a vehicle coming the other way.
Van driver killed, lorry driver injured........:(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/3198195.stm


[Edited by Steve V8 - 9/1/2003 8:33:20 PM]

Apparantely a waitrose lorry fell on a car....

Anyone know anymore about this?

Is Waitrose on Station Road but at the junction with Ash Road?

Or is it somewhere in the middle of Station Road?

It's about 250 yds up the road away from the junction.

Steve
Used to live in Hartley in the 70's, i know exactly where you meean/what bend, can picture it now.